Suggested word: crackerjacked
-The mix of desperation and optimism that accompanies staring at your facebook chat list (or gchat or whatever) hoping that a specific person will talk to you.
Suggested word: pitiope
-The rush of power that directly follows the sending of an important email.
Suggested word: megalemailical
-The feeling of pathetic uncertainty after sending something through snail mail (as in, “Did I actually put the thing in the envelope?” or “Did I somehow manage to rip a page out of my 8th grade diary and shove it in there too?”).
Suggest word: poubt
-The wave of self-doubt and self-hatred you feel when you realize that you put too much stock in social media things (e.g. obsessing over status updates/tweets, “Oh my god, why didn’t he friend me?” etc.). N.B. The younger generation does not feel this feeling; it will die out with the Gen Yers.
Suggested word: shamloss
-The shudder of happiness you feel when someone you don’t know very well, but whom you think is cool, says your first name for the first time.
Suggested word: namgasmic
August 31st, 2011 at 6:57 pm
I rarely feel agifiated, but what would you call the word for when you weren’t even a teenager that long ago, but being around teenagers makes you roll your eyes and judge them and their parents a bit, then you realize the thoughts going through your head and realize you are an old woman?
September 1st, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Ooooh, I’m familiar with that feeling. Sounds a lot like regresseive.
September 10th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
I’ve been feeling regressive a lot this past month.
September 13th, 2011 at 10:31 am
I just realized that regressive is, like, an actual word.
I guess it’s just a homophone. Chyeah.